Hi all, I'm starting my real estate investment journey and would love to have your recommendations for investor-friendly real estate agents in Kansas City, MO. 

I recommend reading “Long-Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties” - I found it to be very helpful when I got started investing 2.5 years ago.

I would recommend using a real estate bookkeeping software that will help you with a lot of these questions.

You can tell declined applicants the reason for their denial, but I would recommend not going into too much detail.

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learning curve is in commercial lease negotiations and challenges of “island time” contractors and professional services Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I recommend using the company that you have other policies with since they'll be able to provide you a bundle discount. 3 - Look at market rate, and charge slightly under.

RE Experts, What would you recommend?

I would also recommend seeing if there is a local REIA held in your area. 

Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.